Shower wall upright soap case

ABSTRACT

The present invention comprises a recessed soap case wall unit with pins that the collapsible soap holster clamps into that rest on a dripping tray which is in place to catch the excess water that drips from the soap when it has been used. The hosting device is configured in different sizes to accommodate different shapes and molds of soap.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to shower soap cases used to hold soap in between uses by the end user. More specifically, the invention relates to a collapsible shower wall soap holding device that can be installed in a bath or shower wall. The soap holding device will fit handmade soap as well as other soaps sold by commercial retailers.

BACKGROUND

An increased number of consumers have switched from using bar soap to liquid soap. Many are turned off by the gooky waste that is collected from soap holding apparatuses when soap is place in them in between uses. This is particularly a problem for consumers who use all-natural handmade soap. With the increase among consumers for natural products, handmade soap makers are experiencing an increase in demand for their products. Handmade soap is larger and shaped differently than traditional soaps sold on the market. Seeing that handmade soaps are not sold in grocery store chains or department stores, options are limited for storing the soap in between uses.

Handmade soap makers have either resorted to making their own packaging or just wrapping it in regular paper. In addition to that, the soap doesn't fit very well into the traditional soap cases/dishes sold in stores. They are either stored in loofah soap pouches or wrapped up in paper or plastic. This decreases the amount of uses a customer will get out of that soap because the soap needs air to keep it from dissolving or melting away. Soap cases/dishes on the market are made to have the soap lay on the dish. In between washes, the water drains from the soap and the soap is laying in the bacteria from the water causing it to quickly dissolve from laying in the excess water. None of the soap holders provide a way for the soap to be able to stand instead of laying on the dish and none of them are designed in a way that allows the excess water to drain out while the soap is in the holder.

Therefore, a need exists in the field for a hosting apparatus that will fit a range of different sized soaps including handmade soap. The soap will be positioned on the collapsible holster standing upright instead of laying. The collapsible soap holster has a hole on each arm that clamps into the recessed soap case. There is also a dripping tray below to catch the water that drains from the soap. A further need exists for this apparatus to collapse and fold into the recessed soap case wall unit to keep the soap from falling when wet and slippery. Finally, there is also a need for the configuration of additional apparatuses to accommodate the dimensions of other soap molds and sizes.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention comprises a recessed soap case wall unit with pins that the collapsible soap holster clamps into that rest on a dripping tray which is in place to catch the excess water that drips from the soap when it has been used. The hosting device is configured in different sizes to accommodate different shapes and molds of soap.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

Some embodiments of the present invention are illustrated as an example and are not limited by the figures of the accompanying drawings, in which like references may indicate similar elements and in which:

FIG. 1 depicts a perspective view of one example of a Shower Wall Upright Soap Case positioned according to various embodiments of the present invention described herein.

FIG. 2A and FIG. 2B shows a view of four side profiles of an example of a Shower Wall Upright Soap Holder positioned according to various embodiments described herein.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. As used herein, the term “and/or” includes any or all combinations of one or more of the associated listed terms. As used herein, the singular forms “a,” “an,” and “the” are intended to include the plural forms as well as the singular forms, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. It will be further understood the terms “comprises” and/or “comprising,” when used in this specification, specify the presence of stated features, steps, operations, elements, and/or components, but do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, steps, operations, elements, components, and/or groups thereof.

Unless otherwise defined, all terms (including technical and scientific terms) used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one having ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. It will be further understood that terms, such as those defined in commonly used dictionaries, should be interpreted as having a meaning that is consistent with their meaning in the context of the relevant art and the present disclosure and will not be interpreted in an idealized or overly formal sense unless expressly so defined herein.

In describing the invention, it will be understood that a number of techniques and steps are disclosed. Each of these has individual benefit and each can also be used in conjunction with one or more, or in some cases all, of the other disclosed techniques. Accordingly, for the sake of clarity, this description will refrain from repeating every possible combination of the individual steps in an unnecessary fashion. Nevertheless, the specification and claims should be read with the understanding that such combinations are entirely within the scope of the invention and the claims.

New soap hosting devices, apparatuses, and methods for positioning soap in a standing position on top of a dish are discussed herein. In the following description, for purposes of explanation, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the present invention. It will be evident, however, to one skilled in the art that the present invention may be practiced without these specific details.

The present disclosure is to be considered as an exemplification of the invention, and is not intended to limit the invention to the specific embodiments illustrated by the figures or description below.

The present invention will now be described by referencing the appended figures representing preferred embodiments. FIG. 1 depicts a perspective view of one example of a Shower Wall Upright Soap Holder (the “device”) 100 according to various embodiments of the present invention. In preferred embodiments, the elements of the device are configured with two arms 102 and 102′ with a bracket 104 on the front arm which serves as a holder for the soap. The recessed soap case wall unit 106 goes into the wall and has two pins 108 and 108′ on the inside that the holster 110 clamps into. The collapsible soap holster 112 holds the soap and prevents it from sliding out on the side and touching the soap case. The holster has holes 114 on each arm that clamp into the pins on the recessed soap case unit. The dripping tray 116 slides into the collapsible soap holster and catches the excess water that drips from the soap. This will allow the soap to dry faster and last longer.

FIGS. 2A and 28 depicts various angles of the collapsible soap holster which is attached to the recessed soap case wall unit.

While preferred materials for elements have been described, the device is not limited by these materials. Wood, plastics, rubber, foam, metal alloys, aluminum, stone and other materials may comprise some or all of the elements of the soap hosting dish/case positioning devices and apparatuses in various embodiments of the present invention.

Although the present invention has been illustrated and described herein with reference to preferred embodiments and specific examples thereof, it will be readily apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art that other embodiments and examples may perform similar functions and/or achieve like results. All such equivalent embodiments and examples are within the spirit and scope of the present invention, are contemplated thereby, and are intended to be covered by the following claims. 

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 3. A collapsible shower wall soap holder device comprising: a. a recessed soap case wall unit wherein the recessed soap case wall unit goes into the wall wherein the recessed soap case wall unit has an inside back surface, an inside too surface, an inside right surface, an inside bottom surface, and an inside left surface; b. a pair of pins, specifically a left pin and a right pin, wherein the left pin protrudes from the inside left surface, and the right pin protrudes from the inside right surface of the recessed soap case wall unit so the pair of pins are pointing toward each other and are coaxial; c. a soap holster unit wherein the soap holster unit moves in an angular fashion and comprises a pair of holes clamped onto the pair of pins, and the soap holster unit has a left arm, a right arm, a holster bottom, and a bracket on the front wherein the left arm is connected to the left side of the bracket and the right arm is connected to the right side of the bracket; the bottom of the left arm and the bottom of the right arm are connected to the holster bottom; and d. a dripping tray wherein the dripping tray is placed to catch the excess water that drips from the soap when it has been used.
 4. (canceled)
 5. The collapsible shower wall soap holder device as claimed in claim 3 that is configured to hold at-least one piece of soap in a standing position.
 6. The collapsible shower wall soap holder device as claimed in claim 3 wherein the device is made from at least one of wood, plastics, rubber, foam, metal alloys, aluminum or stone.
 7. The collapsible shower wall soap holder device as claimed in claim 3 wherein the bracket is arched.
 8. The collapsible shower wall soap holder device as claimed in claim 3 wherein when the soap holster unit moves in the angular fashion it opens to 30 degrees.
 9. The collapsible shower wall soap holder device as claimed in claim 3 wherein the dripping tray rests on top of the inside bottom surface of the recessed soap case wall unit.
 10. The collapsible shower wall soap holder device as claimed in claim 9 wherein bracket on the front is arched.
 11. The collapsible shower wall soap holder device as claimed in claim 3, where the pair of holes has a left bracket hole and a right bracket hole and the left bracket hole is in the left arm and the right bracket hole is in the right arm.
 12. The collapsible shower wall soap holder device as claimed in claim 3 wherein the left arm has at least one left opening and the right arm has at least one right opening.
 13. The collapsible shower wall soap holder device as claimed in claim 11 wherein the left bracket hole is located at the bottom front of the left arm and the right bracket hole is locate at the bottom front of the right arm.
 14. A collapsible shower wall soap holder device comprising: a. a recessed soap case wherein the recessed soap case can go into a wall where the recessed soap case has an inside back surface, an inside top surface, an inside right surface, an inside bottom surface, and an inside left surface; b. a pair of pins, where one pin is a left pin and the other is a right pin, wherein the left pin protrudes from the inside left surface, and the right pin protrudes from the inside right surface so the pins are pointing toward each other and are coaxial; and c. a soap holster unit wherein the soap holster unit moves in an angular fashion and comprises a pair of holes clamped onto the pair of pins, and the soap holster unit has a bracket on the front.
 15. The collapsible shower wall soap holder device as claimed in claim 14 wherein the left pins fit into a left hole on the inside left surface, and the right pin fits into a right hole on the inside right surface.
 16. The collapsible shower wall soap holder device as claimed in claim 14 wherein when the soap holster unit moves in the angular fashion it opens to 30 degrees.
 17. The collapsible shower wall soap holder device as claimed in claim 14 further includes a dripping tray that rests on top of the inside bottom side of the recessed soap case.
 18. The collapsible shower wall soap holder device as claimed in claim 14 wherein the bracket is arched.
 19. The collapsible shower wall soap holder device as claimed in claim 14 wherein the soap holster unit has a left arm and a right arm and a holster bottom, where the left arm is connected to the left side of the bracket and the right arm is connected to the right side of the bracket, and the bottom of the left arm and the bottom of the right arm are connected to the holster bottom, where the pair of holes has a left hole and a right hole and the left hole is in the left arm and the right hole is in the right arm.
 20. The collapsible shower wall soap holder device as claimed in claim 19 wherein the left arm has at least one left opening and the right arm has at least one right opening.
 21. The collapsible shower wall soap holder device as claimed in claim 19 wherein the left hole is located at the bottom front of the left arm and the right hole is locate at the bottom front of the right arm.
 22. A collapsible shower wall soap holder device comprising: a. a recessed soap case wherein the recessed soap case can go into a wall where the recessed soap case has an inside back surface, an inside top surface, an inside right surface, an inside bottom surface, and an inside left surface; b. a pair of pins, where one pin is a left pin and the other is a right pin, wherein the left pin fits into a left hole on the inside left surface and wherein the left pin protrudes from the inside left surface, and the right pin fits into a right hole on the inside right surface the right pin protrudes from the inside right surface, so the pins are pointing toward each other and are coaxial, and; c. a soap holster unit wherein the soap holster unit moves in an angular fashion to a 30 degree open position and comprises a pair of holes clamped onto the pair of pins, and the soap holster unit has a bracket on the front wherein the bracket is arched, and the soap holster unit has a left arm and a right arm and a holster bottom, where the left arm is connected to the left side of the bracket and the right arm is connected to the right side of the bracket and the bottom of the left arm and the bottom of the right arm are connected to the holster bottom; wherein the pair of holes has a left holster hole and a right holster hole and the left holster hole is in the left arm and the right holster hole is in the right arm, wherein the left holster hole is located at the bottom front of the left arm and the right holster hole is locate at the bottom front of the right arm, and the left pin is in the left holster hole, and the right pin is in the right holster hole, and wherein the left arm has at least one left opening and the right arm has at least one right opening; and d. a dripping tray that rests on the inside bottom surface of the recessed soap case. 